21 April 2018

Early Chess960 in Hungary

...I learned a bit more about the early days of chess960. First, here's a blog post by GM Susan Polgar,
I will attend 2018 European Fischer Random Cup in Reykjavik,
which might have been better titled 'My Memories of Fischer Random'.
After answering the question 'How did you meet Bobby Fischer?' [NB: after the
1992 Fischer - Spassky Rematch],
the former Women's World Champion answered the followup question, 'Did you play chess with Fischer while he was in Hungary?'

I played many Fischer Random blitz games with him. In fact, if you Google "Fischer Random", the only published photos of Bobby playing Fischer Random [were] with me. When he arrived in Hungary, he was still torn about the final rules of Fischer Random. Therefore, he and I spent countless hours discussing the pros and cons of various rules. Then we worked on finalizing the rules, which includes castling. I probably ended up playing more Fischer Random games with Bobby than anyone alive today.